It is debatable whether flooring the gas pedal really is bad for the car.
Is it bad to floor a car.
Did i do any damage to my car.
Symptoms of a bad or failing brake master cylinder.
This is one of the worst things you can do to your car.
I ve actually heard it s good to do this every once in awhile to clean the injectors and engine out.
That way you can inch.
I have a 2006 honda accord 4 cylinder engine with a 5 speed automatic transmission i floored it tonight and raced someone it has 102 000 miles on it but it has a new transmission from honda.
Technician from yourmechanic to determine if it the car needs a brake.
We count on behavior just like this to provide a steady income for us at the garage.
With rx 7 s rx 8 s its almost required that you get on it at.
There s one more thing that could be causing the brake pedal to go all the way to the floor.
I rarely if ever do this but last night i had it in sport mode and i just wanted to see what power the engine had.
When you re at a stop you keep the clutch pushed to the floor.
Then it can handle high rpm high load for a lot longer than most people.
Batmang it s definitely not bad for the car.
And one of my kids is still in college so keep it up neil.
But if the engine is within it s operating specs as far as coolant temp oil temp etc.
I don t know that the manufacturer would allow the pedal to go all the way to the floor or set the red line at 6k instead of of 2k if it was bad.
Last night my friend jumped into my car when i was out of it as a joke and drove it off really fast in 1st gear up to around 5k revs i never dream of doing this to my car and then floored it in every gear.
Now if you t.
The pedal will go all the way to the floor and the car will be harder to stop.
Because of the weight of the ball you start out slowly until your arm s motion catches momentum before you release it with the maximum force.
I d say yes here s what a car feels when you floor it.
I always feel guilty after driving fast i feel like a abused my car.
Imagine throwing a bowling ball.
The reason it s bad is that when you floor the gas pedal you start a chain reaction that slams one expensive component into.
Also result in a mushy pedal or one that slowly sinks to the floor.
If the booster is bad then the full amount of force needed to activate the master cylinder and pressurize the brake fluid isn t going to be there.
It was maybe floored for 10 to 15 seconds.
It is a modern car a 16 plate fiesta 1 5 diesel and before he jumped in i was helping someone jump start their car so the engine was warm and up to temperature.
In absolute terms increasing the throttle position increases the load on the engine making it do more work.
10 bad habits that damage your car.
Is it bad to floor the gas pedal on your car.
Should i not floor it again.